Today is World AIDS Day, when we wear our red ribbons with pride and recognise that much more still needs to be done to reduce transmissions of HIV and the stigma all too often associated with it. My colleague...

As ever, people in the Llanelli Tesco today have been really generous in donating to The Trussell Trust collection for Llanelli Foodbank at Myrtle House. It is just wrong that the UK Government’s changes and delays in benefits are...

It was great to see Nigel Griffiths from Argos Bingo Llanelli at an event in Parliament last week. The Bingo Association are doing excellent work in supporting causes like the children’s charity Variety. Thanks to support from bingo players,...

Good to meet with the White Ribbon campaign this morning for the parliamentary launch of their campaign film “If love hurts, it’s not love”. Two women are killed by a current or former partner every week, so the work they...

The Tories have slashed the defence budget and now the sums don’t add up – they are short by up to £15 billion. It is time for proper funding for defence, because you can’t do security on the cheap.

Very productive meeting with the Midland Clawback Campaign, Unite the Union and other MPs last week to discuss the next steps in the fight for justice for HSBC/Midland Bank employees whose company pensions have been unfairly cut by up...

Thanks to Community Payback Volunteers for help with litter picking. Very pleased that organisers have agreed to regular slots in the residential areas just around the town centre to help us improve and take pride in Llanelli

It was a pleasure to welcome First Minister Carwyn Jones AM to Llanelli this morning to visit the Railway Goods Shed – a Grade II listed building near the station that we have planning permission to renovate for community...

Thanks to all who contributed to Pembrey WW1 Commemoration: those who read moving accounts of family members who served in WW1, wonderful singing from Liz Bevan, Becky Timbrell, Daisy Owens & Imogen Price and the most delicious cakes from...

This is my column for today’s Llanelli Star on the shocking news that Schaeffler plan to close their plant in Bynea. I’ve just had a meeting with Richard Harrington MP, a Business Minister in the UK Government, to discuss...